Section 3-707 – Coercing or Intimidating Another to Contribute or Donate
(a) This section does not prohibit picketing in connection with a labor dispute, as defined in § 4-301 of the Labor and Employment Article. (b) A person or group may not engage in an act or conduct solely to coerce or intimidate another person to contribute or donate any money, goods, materials, or services to a social, […]
Section 3-904 – Unlawful Picketing and Assembly
(a) The General Assembly declares that: (1) the protection and preservation of the home is the keystone of democratic government; (2) the public health and welfare and the good order of the community require that members of the community enjoy in their homes a feeling of well-being, tranquility, and privacy and, when absent from their homes, carry with […]
Section 3-708 – Threat Against State or Local Official
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Local official” means an individual serving in a publicly elected office of a local government unit, as defined in § 10–101 of the State Government Article. (3) (i) “State official” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the General Provisions Article. (ii) “State official” includes the Governor, […]
Section 3-709 – Sextortion and Revenge Porn
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Intimate parts” has the meaning stated in § 3–809 of this title. (3) “Sexual activity” has the meaning stated in § 3–809 of this title. (b) A person may not cause another to: (1) engage in an act of sexual activity by threatening to: (i) accuse any person of […]
Section 3-801 – “Course of Conduct” Defined
In this subtitle, “course of conduct” means a persistent pattern of conduct, composed of a series of acts over time, that shows a continuity of purpose.
Section 3-802 – Stalking
(a) In this section, “stalking” means a malicious course of conduct that includes approaching or pursuing another where: (1) the person intends to place or knows or reasonably should have known the conduct would place another in reasonable fear: (i) 1. of serious bodily injury; 2. of an assault in any degree; 3. of rape or sexual offense as defined by […]
Section 3-803 – Harassment
(a) A person may not follow another in or about a public place or maliciously engage in a course of conduct that alarms or seriously annoys the other: (1) with the intent to harass, alarm, or annoy the other; (2) after receiving a reasonable warning or request to stop by or on behalf of the other; and (3) without […]
Section 3-804 – Misuse of Telephone Facilities and Equipment
(a) A person may not use telephone facilities or equipment to make: (1) an anonymous call that is reasonably expected to annoy, abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass another; (2) repeated calls with the intent to annoy, abuse, torment, harass, or embarrass another; or (3) a comment, request, suggestion, or proposal that is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, or indecent. (b) A […]
Section 3-805 – Misuse of Electronic Communication or Interactive Computer Service
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Electronic communication” means the act of transmitting any information, data, writing, image, or communication by the use of a computer or any other electronic means, including a communication that involves the use of e–mail, an instant messaging service, an Internet website, a social media application, […]
Section 3-805.1 – Spam Deterrence
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Commercial electronic mail message” means an electronic message sent primarily for the purpose of commercial advertisement or promotion of: (i) a commercial product; (ii) a commercial service; (iii) the content on an Internet website; or (iv) a website operated for a commercial purpose. (3) “Domain name” means any alphanumeric designation […]